Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
15:05
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €10
Place: €3 €22.40 €2.40
Exacta: €756.50
Tricast: €4659.96
Trifecta: €1888.20
Non-Runners: One And Only (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | Thisistheway (IRE) | 5 M | Good |
John Shinnick
(5)lbs
|
Yvonne Latta | 148 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Towards rear - steady headway on outer from 3 out - prominent going best 2 out - led before last - kept on well run-in - ridden out(tchd 8/1) | |
| 2nd | 9 | Littlefoot (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
M A Molloy | 153 lbs | 80/1 | 1.25 | In rear - midfield after 4th - in touch with leaders 3 out - bit short of room on turn after 2 out - hung left but rallied and went second before last - kept on well towards finish(op 100/1 tchd 125/1) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Coral River (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Thomas Mullins | 158 lbs | 6/1 | 3 | Midfield - towards rear when switched left after 3 out - headway on outer from 2 out - switched right before last - kept on run-in - went third towards finish(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Scotcantou (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 158 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - went third before last - kept on but no extra and lost third towards finish(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Rockymountainbleu (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | P J Rothwell | 158 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | In rear - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders after 2 out - kept on but no extra run-in(op 12/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 13 | Keep Kool Coko (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(3)lbs
|
Andrew Slattery | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 2.25 | In rear - headway before 2 out - outpaced after 2 out - switched left and rallied before last - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 50/1) | |
| 7th | 3 | A Tipp For Gold (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Declan Queally | 162 lbs | 12/1 | 5.5 | Led - clear 2nd - reduced lead then hit 3 out - soon joined - led again after 2 out - headed and weakened before last(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 16 | Mi Lucky Cailin (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Tom Harney
(7)lbs
|
William J McLernon | 141 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Ran in snatches - in rear - some headway when hit 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on but no impression before last(op 28/1) | |
| 9th | 12 | Ellis Mor (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 155 lbs | 22/1 | 13 | In rear - outpaced after 3 out - weakened before last(op 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Kish Bank (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
James Smith
(5)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 157 lbs | 11/2 | 3.75 | Prominent - chased clear leader 2nd - headway and disputed lead 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) | |
| 11th | 7 | Champagne Jury (IRE) | 6 G | Good |
Conor Stone-Walsh
(3)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 158 lbs | 7/2F | 4.75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders after 5th - disputing third 2 out - soon weakened (vet reported gelding was blowing hard and coughing post race)(op 3/1) | |
| 12th | 14 | Happy Me (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | W J Burke | 153 lbs | 50/1 | 2 | In rear throughout(tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Downmexicoway (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 162 lbs | 9/2 | - | In touch with leaders - lost position 7th - lost position before 7th - soon struggling - pulled up before 2 out (vet reported gelding to be clinically abnormal post race)(op 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Millforce (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 11/1 | - | In touch with leaders - disputing third 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran disappointingly; vet found gelding to have a slight nasal discharge post race)(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Scalpnagoon (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 162 lbs | 22/1 | - | In touch with leaders - disputing third 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) |